The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-03-16
Washington County.
Barre,

Barre.
THE operetta, Golden Hair" will be re-
peated at the Opera-Hall Saturday after
noon and evening of this week. -
Tuesday of last week was quite a day for
runaways. Charles g. Reeds team of this
place and H. p. Martins team of Williams
town made rather quick time through the
street. Some excitement was occasioned,
but no serious damage done. - The
body of snow proving too heavy for the roofs
of some of the horse-sheds in the rear of the
Methodist church, they have taken tumble
downward. - The United States &
Canada Express Company is to deliver
express in the village, instead of at the
depot, as heretofore, and c. NJ. Hawes is en-
gagged to do the work. - Three car
loads of people went from here Monday
night to see the pOny-show at Montpelier
- The Old folks concert and sociable
at the Congregational vestry, Friday even
ing, was grand success, the house being
crowded. About $50 were gathered in.
- Mrs. John Thompson, a former resi-
dent of this town, departed this life at the
home of her son-in-law, David NJ. Smith of
Williamstown, on Thursday of last week.
Mrs. Thompson's age was seventy-nne
years and six months. - The last lee
ture of the Hendrickson course was de-
livered at the Opera-Hall last Saturday
evening. - Mrs. Putnam of Ada, Mimi,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. j. G. Nichols.
- On account of the continued illness
of M. G. Kinson, John w. Connell has been
appointed acting agent at the station here.
John will fill the bill well. &c. V.
Roberts is at present assisting j. w. Con-
nell at the depot. - Harrison Bancroft
has sold his farm near the quarries to James
Gazely of Albany, n. Y, for $1,000. 1t is
understood Mr.. Gazely intends erecting
stone-sheds there. - James r. Langdon
is having lumber drawn to the quarry with
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coming spring. - Joe Schofeld is in
charge of the bread-cart sent out from w.
c. Jones' bakery, Fred " having resigned
the place to engage in other work. -
r. A. Hoar is reading law in the Office of
Boyce x Boyce.
WE think we can safely say that the feats
performed by the snow-shoe clubs, toboggan
and traverse slides, etc. were all eclipsed
by Miss Helen Baker of this town on Satur-
day night February Goth She arrived at
Walden Heights on one of the snow-bound
trains from st. Johnsbury at eight o'clock,
her destination being Harry Rogers dis
through with team, but she was deter
mined to make that point that night, and
all the persuasion and kind offers of friends
were of no avail. She called for pair of
snow-shoes, which were furnished, after
many refusals by "Sailor Nat These
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Bert Ainsworth for her guide. With the
wind blowing at the rate of fifty miles an
hour and snow completely filling the air
on went the happy couple, reaching their
destination in an hour safe and sound
Miss Baker is great-granddaughter of
Mrs. Benjamin Webster, who was the first
woman that came to this town March
1889. She came from Newbury, VT, dis
tance of thirty miles, on snow-shoes to
Cabot Plain, the snow being four feet deep
Calais.
WIN l.. SPARROW and c. V. Kent sold
two horses each a short time since. Mr..
Kent took the two " Autocrat " colts he sold
and one of the Sparrow horses to Spencer,
Mass, last week by rail, and the other went
to Irish * Sparrow of Montpelier. - The
heavy snow broke down ten horse-shedS at
the Christian church. il. V. r. Kent
says he can demonstrate TO any one that will
examine his buildings that boiling shingles
in lime-water doubles the value of them.
East Montpelier.
HELEN, wife of Byron Goodwin, Esq, and
daughter of the late Horace Batchelder,
died at her home in this place on the 10th
instant, aged tifty-one years. She was a
most estimable woman. Her death is a
serious loss to her family and friends, and
she will be greatly missed. Her illness was
severe and protracted, but she endured it
with wonderful patience.
North Montpelier.
THE very successful term of singing
school under Professor G. w. Foster will
close next Tuesday evening, March 22d, with
an entertainment. The school will present
the cantata, "The Flower Queen, or the Core
nation of the Rose" The latter part of the
entertainment will be an old folks concert.
The proceeds of this entertainment are to go
toward painting our church. - All of our
Young Deople enioyed very pleasant even